The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-19


"No; but we didn't know but he
might. The chances is that he sloped
off to the mountains, meanin to go
through Stovepipe pass They'll git
him, though, afore shutdown"
"It's shutdown now" observed Sacra-
mento.
"Then they've got him now" was the
seltentious response. And we should
be late for the hangin' ef we sh'd go
back. Leastways" this was added to
his companions you'd better come in
and have bite afore you GO"
So presently the three men sat down
to the supper that the young girl quick
ly prepared for them. And while they
were eating, she herself at her fathers
bidding, went out to take the saddle of
Bueno, his horse, and give him feed.
As she approached the door once more,
a few minutes after, she heard words
which caused her to stop and listen.
81 don't like ter say anything against
tibet kid O. yourn, neighbor," one OF the
men was saying, ''but it hez kinder
seemed ter me all ther whiles though
she sorter he'd some Mt on her mind
like. Ye don't 'spose she knows any
thing bout tibet young teller after all Z"
Sacramento's father laughed at this
as though it was too absurd to be con.
sidered.
The other, however, was not to be
laughed out of his suspicious. eur all
we know" persisted he, "she may hev
hid him here somewhere on the premmy.
ses Its easy enough to see" returned
the proprietor of the said "premmysis,
testify. Where dye think she's hid
him? In her BEDROOM"
A. he said this, Sacramento, who was
now near enough to see into the kitchen
saw her father rise from his chair and
concealed the fugitive. Her heart
almost stopped beating as she saw him
push open the door and enter the room
followed by his companion.
"We'll make clus search of it while
were about it," she heard him say with
in.
And then she stood there in terrible
suspense upon the porch, expecting
every instant to hear the shout that
would follow the discovery OF the fugi
tive.
But no such shout was heard; and in
stead of it, moment later, the two men
came out again, her father laughing at
his friend
What could it mean? Had the young
man been able to conceal himself in the
room and 10 evade their search? That
was not possible. Then she thought Of
the window Could he have escaped
from the room by that? The window
was so small she could scarcely believe
that he could have crept through it.
And yet he must have done so.
She went hurredly to the back of the
house and then down beyond the horse
sheds. No one could be seen. She
halted q moment under'a live oak tree
just ct the edge of the garden. The
evening was very calm and still, and the
twilight shadows were deepening fast.
Was it the rustling of the wind in the
boughs overhead that caught her ear?
she listened.
"Hist / am herein the tree"
The words came in n distinct whisper
from directly above her.
She stood and thought single mo-
mont before replying. Then she said,
"You must get away from here at once"
in an eager whisper. "One Of them
men suspects something, and they may
ut any moment make search of the
place. / am going into the house
minute. Get down at once and 60
through the garden and across the trail
to spring that you will find there.
It's at the foot Of big cottonwood tree.
Stay right there until l come"
Then she went hurriedly to the house.
The the men were still sitting ut the
table, and Sacramento felt rather than
saw that one OF them still regarded her
suspiciously as she came in. She did
not speak 70 them ut all, but went di-
rectly through the kitchen to her own
room, and in q moment more came out,
went about her work in the kitchen,
and took up pail apparently to so to
the spring for water.
Ten minutes later, standing in the
shadow of the cottonwood, young Som
ers heard step, and then Sacramento,
leading Bueno all saddled and bridled,
appeared. He started forward.
"Hush!" she said "they may come out
at any moment. Listen to what say.
Your life depends on it. You must ride
straight down the trial for quarter Of
mile. Then, close by big cotton
wood, just like this yon will strike
path to the left. Bueno will know it,
once you get him in it. II will bring you
out half mile on, at a corduroy road
that crosses the swamp. The end Of this
corduroy has got out of order and there
are some logs laid Lead Bueno across
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